Typewriting machine



Jul 12. 1927.

L. C. MYERS TYPEWRITING MACHINE Filed Aug. 2, 1926 INVENTOR ATTQRNEYJ 45 tiall Patented July 12, 1927.

LEWIS C. 'MYEBS, OF FBEEI'OBT,

COMPANY, INC., NEW YORK, N. Y.,

NEW YORK, ASSIGNOB TO ROYAL 'IYI'EWRITEB A conrons'rxon or new YORK.

TYPEWRITING MACHINE.

Application filed August 2, 1926. Serial No. 126,528.

The invention relates to a new and improved mounting for a pa er table which is adapted to cooperate wit bearing a scale at its upper edge-and 1s par- 6 ticularly adapted for use in a small, comv pact machine, in which the margin stop bar is located immediately behind the upper edge of the aper apron so that the stop may adjusted L0 by said apron.

' paper table conceals the margin stop 'bar and stop carried thereby, but when swung rearwardly will uncover the same.

More specifically, the invention relates to 1 a paper table which is mounted to move in unison with the usual card holding bail commonly employed in the Royal typewriter so that the bail and paper tab are both moved to and from inoperative position simul- 1' taneously.

In the drawin Figure 1 is a ore and aft section through a portion of the carria e of a tvpewriting machine showing an em iment of the invention with the paper table and card holdin bail in operative position.

%igure 2 is a similar view showing the paper table and card holding bail swung rearwardly to inoperative position.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the paper table detached.

The drawings illustrate a portion of the t pewriter carriage A supporting a platen 1% with which .coo erate the usual front 85 feed rolls 0, rear eed rolls D and paper apron E. A margin stop bar F is located immediately in the rear of the upper edge of the paper table and carries margin stops G. A rod H mounted to turn in the rear portion of the carriage carries arms I, which are connected at their front end by a rod K, which carries feed rolls L adapted to rest upon the top of the platen.

The parts above described are substanthose embodied in the Little Royal mac inc and are particularly adapted for use in a small compact machine of this type, but the invention is not limited in its application thereto. f

A paper table 1 is formed of a single piece of sheet metal having the proper curvature and provided at its front edge with a flange 2 adapted to rest against the upper edge of the scale 8 carried by the paper apron when the parts are i operative position and a paper apron 1 y reference to the scale carried In" normal position, the

having a rear flange or rolled edge 3. An arm 4 is riveted or otherwise rigidly secured to each end of the paper apron and has a portion 5, bent at right angles thereto. These portions 5 lie inside of the arms I of the card holding bail and are fastened thereto by screws 6. The lower end of the portions 5 are recessed as shown at 7 and these re- 9 cesses fit over the rod H. This construction, of course, holds the paper table firmly on the arms I of the card holding paper and compel the two to move to and from operative position in unison.

It will be noted that when the paper table is swung to the rear position the margin stops are closely adjacent the scale H carried by the paper apron and can be readily adjusted by reference thereto. When the" parts are in the operative position shown in Figure 1, the margin stop bar and stop are concealed. The curvature of the paper table 1 is such that when in operative position, it forms a continuation of the paper apron E so that paper introduced into the machine will pass. readily thereover.

It is obvious that the fundamental idea of the invention herein disclosed is that of a paper table and card holding bail which moves to and from operative position in unison. It is obvious that this result mi ht be obtained b constructions specifically ifferent from-1t at herein disclosed and therefore the invention is to be regarded as limited only by the scope of the appended claims. I

I claim as my invention:

1. In a typewriting machine havin the usual platen and paper apron, the com ination of a card holding bail mounted to swing to and from operative position about an axis 9 in the rear of the platen, with a paper table at the rear of the platen connected to said card holding bail intermediate its ends to swing in unlson therewith.

2.In a typewriting machine having the usual platen paper apron, the combination of a card holding bail mounted to swing to lot and from operative position about an axis in the rear of the platen, with a paper table at the rear of the platen carried by the card holding bail intermediate its ends andfixedagainst relative movement thereto.

3. In a typewriting machine having the usual platen and paper apron, the combination of a card holding bail comprising arms mounted on a rotatable rod in the rear of the platen and swinging therewith to and from operative position, with a paper table at the rear of the platen carried rigidly by said arms intermediate their ends and swinging therewith.

4. In a typewriting machine having the usual platen and paper apron, the coinhinamamas! mounted "to swing to and from operative position, and a paper table movable with said bail and normally forming a continuation of said apron but swinging rearwardly with the bail to expose said margin stop bar.

6. In a typewriting machine having the usual platen, paper apron with scale at its upper edge, and margin. stop bar closely adjacent the upper edge of the paper apron, the combination of a card holding bail mounted to swing to and from operative position, and a paper table rigidly carried by said bail and normally forming acoutinuation of said apron but swingingfrearwardly with the bail to expose the margin stop bar.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name.

LEWIS C MYERS 

